June 18, 2014
Helping some tenants --- hurting the rest
Sen. Chuck Schumer has his dagger out again. This time he’s going to try to plunge it into the heart — or the back — of the owners of Stuyvesant...
Hamas rules
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been up front about any Israeli rescue of the three teens — one a US citizen — kidnapped while hitchhiking last week by Palestinian terrorists...
Yawning at IRS lies
"Congressional investigators are fuming over revelations that the Internal Revenue Service has lost a trove of e-mails to and from a central figure in the agency’s Tea Party controversy.” That’s...
Melissa McCarthy revs up her hot big-gal look for Rolling Stone
McCarthy has gone from a blushing bridesmaid to a biker babe.
Yanks team up with trio of new ‘Friends’
You hear the stories of Friends of Jaclyn and you realize how little baseball should matter. Then, you see the smiles on kids who have been dealt some of the...
Argentine president surrenders to hedge fund titan, will negotiate
Look who’s talking. Argentina, after years of insisting it wouldn’t negotiate with a handful of holdout bondholders — a group its president repeatedly called “vultures” and “extortionists” — finally agreed...
Carmelo: Meeting with Jackson, Fisher went 'great'
Carmelo Anthony doesn’t want to discuss his plans for free agency, but said he had a “great” meeting Friday in Los Angeles with Knicks president Phil Jackson, new coach Derek...
As vets died, $10M in bonuses doled out at Phoenix VA hospital
The Phoenix VA hospital dished out $10 million in bonuses, even as staff members fudged patient wait-time records to qualify for extra cash and veterans died while waiting for care,...
McCann's homer, 5 RBIs lead Yankees past Blue Jays
Brian McCann was supposed to be key to an offensive resurgence in The Bronx this season. Instead, he has been a major reason the Yankees’ lineup has been a disappointment...
Our incredible shrinking New York governor
How Albany’s mighty do fall. The latest case? Gov. Cuomo. When the governor won election in 2010, he came to office with powerful prospects. But now he’s apparently too weak...
'America’s Got Talent' contestant's magic act goes viral
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTy3qG_qInU The new season of “America’s Got Talent” is still young, but the NBC talent competition show has already produced a viral video sensation. Smoothini the Ghetto Houdini, who hails...
Jane Fonda: 'I want to give a cultural face to aging'
Jane Fonda, who will reunite with her “9 to 5” co-star Lily Tomlin for the Netflix series “Grace & Frankie,” stopped by Anna Sale’s “Death, Sex & Money” podcast on...
Sports nutrition company MusclePharm 'bags' a Tiger
Tiger Woods will have a new sponsor on his bag when he returns to competition, signing an endorsement deal with Denver-based MusclePharm Corp. that could include his own line of...
'The Musketeers' ready to rumble on BBC America
The Three Musketeers have appeared in countless books, films, TV series, comic books, video games and even a musical. So for their latest adaptation in the new drama series “The...
Feds add Chrysler to ignition, air bag probe
DETROIT — A U.S. safety agency has opened two investigations into Chrysler minivans and SUVs as part of a widening inquiry into air bag and ignition switch problems across the...
Crowded A, C subway lines slated for study by MTA
Straphangers who take the decrepit “cattle cars” better known as the A and C lines are rejoicing after the MTA agreed to conduct a full line review that will likely...
Wisdom of a college porn star
Does Belle Knox read The Post? We ask because in an article the Duke porn star wrote for Time — under her real name, Miriam Weeks — she expounds on...
The price of summer: Some vacation costs are hidden
"But what did you do with us over the summer?” I was pleading with my mom, trying to figure out how she and Dad could afford to keep my sister...
Yeshiva University in $1B hole as risky investments fizzle
Yeshiva University didn’t learn its lesson. The oldest Jewish university in the US has been plundering its own endowment for about a decade in order to invest in riskier hedge...
No controversy: Geno will get majority of first-team snaps
The coaches in charge of the Jets’ quarterbacks spoke Thursday, bringing at least a little bit of clarity to the situation. After quarterbacks coach David Lee raved about Geno Smith,...
Gynecologist charged with sexual abuse against pregnant patients
An Upper East Side gynecologist has been charged with sexually abusing six patients. Disgraced Dr Robert Hadden, 55, is accused in court papers of fondling and performing oral sex on...
Police union challenge to 'stop & frisk' law tossed by judge
A Manhattan judge Wednesday tossed a police union’s challenge to a law that makes it easier for people who think they were racially profiled by cops before a stop-and-frisk to...
'Le Chef' is a delectable screen treat
Roughly a more broadly comic French version of John Favreau’s “Chef,’’ this film stars veteran Jean Reno as a longtime celebrity chef who may lose control of his Paris restaurant...
Man gets ticket for warning drivers of DUI checkpoint
CLEVELAND — A suburban Cleveland man says police violated his First Amendment rights to free speech when they cited him for holding a sign warning motorists to turn if they...
The New York Times gets real about economy
Congratulations to the New York Times! After more than six years of writing inane and naive stuff about the US economy, the paper finally had a eureka moment. Last Thursday...
ISPs fall short on broadband promise: report
Reed Hastings was right: Internet services providers are — by and large — choking broadband speeds, which prevents watching Netflix glitch free. The vast majority of ISPs fell short in...
Vidal Nuno likely pitching to stay in rotation
Vidal Nuno is on target to make his next start for the Yankees on Saturday. His future after that is far from certain. The lefty has been wildly inconsistent and...
Giants' Pierre-Paul ready to 'shut a whole bunch of people up'
Jason Pierre-Paul vows he is ready to wreak havoc again. One full year removed from back surgery, no longer a one-armed pass rusher sabotaged by a left shoulder strain, Pierre-Paul...
Reeling Mets should sell off veteran starters
We might remember it as the last good time for the 2014 Mets or, possibly, the final occasion when they raised their level of expectation or deception, take your pick....
Florida man becomes 3rd executed in US in 24 hours
STARKE, Fla. — Florida has executed a man who fatally stabbed his wife and her young son in 1985. It is the third U.S. execution in less than 24 hours...
Cashman says he expects trade before deadline
What’s the point of bluffing? We all know that by 4 p.m. Eastern time on July 31, the Yankees will have imported at least one new player via trade. Brian...
Mets relief as Eveland bails out Mejia
ST. LOUIS — It was a roll of the dice, but manager Terry Collins wasn’t going to let Matt Adams potentially beat the Mets facing a right-handed pitcher. So Collins...
Cristiano Ronaldo good to go vs. U.S.
CAMPINAS, Brazil — Cristiano Ronaldo is fully fit to play against the United States in their crucial Group G match at the World Cup, a Portugal teammate said Wednesday. Ronaldo...
Bedoya eyeing battle with Portugal after missing '10 team
Four years ago, New Jersey native Alejandro Bedoya was one of the last cuts from Bob Bradley’s US roster, his World Cup dreams dashed. Turns out they were just dreams...
Strip club won't let doctor out of hefty tab despite blackmail bust
Gentlemen’s club Scores refuses to drop its lawsuit against a prominent New Jersey doctor over a disputed $135,000 bill — even though police say the bachelor cardiologist was one of...
'The Last Sentence' turns back time in handsome fashion
Swedish director Jan Troell uses elegant black and white for this fact-based film about Torgny Segerstedt, a newspaper editor whose fire-breathing anti-Nazi editorials challenged Sweden’s neutrality both before and during...
Woody Johnson won't be 'satisfied' with another 8-8 season
Jets owner Woody Johnson was pleased enough with last season to bring Rex Ryan back as the team’s head coach. But Johnson has made it clear he expects more this...
Woman injured in double-decker tour bus accident
A double-decker tour bus struck and injured a woman in the West Village Wednesday afternoon, leaving her bloodied in the street as the stunned passengers looked on, authorities and a...
Big Blue's top pick finally hits the ground running
Rookie Odell Beckham Jr. caught the attention of Tom Coughlin with a sprint from the field house onto the grass outdoor fields, a sight that had the veteran coach thinking,...
Collins sticking with Tejada: 'We've got to start winning'
ST. LOUIS — The Mets may have to wait on finding out whether Wilmer Flores is a major league player. Flores got a rare start at shortstop on Wednesday, but...
Ousted Carnegie Deli manager bitter over suing wife
The former manager of the Carnegie Deli — who was ousted by his wife after she accused him of cheating on her with a waitress — walked out of a...
Restaurant manager tried to 'poison' fish-allergic waitress: suit
A billionaire Moscow restaurateur with ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “inner circle” let the general manager of his pricey Midtown Manhattan eatery run wild, roughing up staff and even...
Hamptons homes get the turn-key touch
In last week’s season finale of “Million Dollar Listing,” Fredrik Eklund — the now-famous Douglas Elliman broker who co-stars in the Bravo series — toured the grounds of Bridgehampton’s Barn...
Five things we want to see at MoMA’s Bjork retrospective
Bjork is coming to MoMA, and she’s bringing most of her life with her. In March 2015, the museum will host a Bjork retrospective, complete with sound, visuals, costumes and...
Coherence shines as minimalist, eerie sci-fi
A comet passing close to Earth stirs up spooky space-time anomalies in this minimalist sci-fi thriller. Initially, rumors of the celestial object’s possible effects provide fun dinner party banter at...
Bezos setting ‘Fire’ on a buying course
Amazon has built a phone that makes it even easier to shop through the world’s biggest online retailer. Chief Executive Jeff Bezos on Wednesday unveiled the Fire Phone, which comes...
Little thought in ‘Think Like a Man Too’
If “Think Like a Man Too” was a man, he would be the world’s worst date: humorless, shrill, speaking primarily in clichés (“what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas!”) and...
Orlando Bloom is Taylor Swift's new neighbor
It's TriBeCa’s new singles building! Orlando Bloom — Miranda Kerr’s ex — has signed a contract to move into a fourth-floor, three-bedroom loft in what was formerly the Sugarloaf Warehouse,...
Bleach-attack victim refuses assailant's apology
A Brooklyn judge forced an Orthodox Jewish man who threw bleach into the face of an anti-child abuse advocate to apologize in court Wednesday — but the advocate refused to...
Lenfest secures sole ownership of Philadelphia newspapers
Philanthropist and former cable-TV mogul H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest has hammered out a deal to become the sole owner of the parent company of the Philadelphia Inquirer, buying the stake held...
Suspect who fled cuffs, cops arraigned
The wily drug suspect who wriggled out of his handcuffs and escaped in a police van Monday was “swerving back and forth” trying to knock a detective off the van...
Mario Manningham returns to Giants with something to prove
Mario Manningham was finishing up an interview when a booming voice interrupted asking, “Who’s your best friend on the team?’’ The question came from Damontre Moore, a second-year defensive end...
Despite all-star cast, 'Third Person' is a crashing bore
Paul Haggis’ “Third Person” has nothing to say and spends 2 ¹/₂ hours not saying it. Its combination of pretentiousness, vanity and vapidity suggests Alain Resnais directing a triple episode...
Metta World Peace didn't handle Amar'e prank all that well
http://youtu.be/GR4J2VV1vjo The prankster becomes the pranked. With an assist from Jimmy Kimmel, Amar'e Stoudemire set up his friend and former Knicks teammate, Metta World Peace, on a limo ride he...
Times Square Spider-Man found not guilty of attempted assault
A Manhattan judge on Wednesday found a costumed Times Square Spider-Man not guilty of attempted assault for slugging a mom who refused to tip him after he posed for a...
Spain's World Cup reign ends in decisive fashion
RIO DE JANEIRO — Defending champion Spain, the dominant global football power for the past six years, was eliminated from World Cup contention Wednesday with a 2-0 loss to Chile....
Smithsonian creates first 3D portrait of Obama
WASHINGTON — A team at the Smithsonian Institution has scanned President Barack Obama's head to create the first 3D portrait of a sitting president. Digital imaging specialists have created a...
City settles with pair who refused to surrender burgers to cops
That' ll buy a lot of sliders. Two Brooklyn men who claimed cops beat and booked them for refusing to hand over their sacks of White Castles in 2012 have...
Ronaldo's 'Miss BumBum' stalker booted off World Cup field
Cristiano Ronaldo can’t win on or off the field. Before Ronaldo and his Portuguese teammates arrived for practice in Brazil on Wednesday – in advance of Sunday’s World Cup match...
Bartolo Colon the hitting star (yes, really) in Mets win
ST. LOUIS — Bartolo Colon only gets a hit every nine years, so the Mets might as well enjoy this one. With the 41-year-old right-hander pulling double duty, pitching eight...
Teen stabs 'bully' to death in schoolyard
Beaten, mocked and tormented by classmates, Noel Estevez begged to escape his middle-school nightmare — but in the end, he felt the only way out was at the point of...
Miss Lovely thrills with vivid cinematography
This tale of Mumbai’s exploitation-film business in the 1980s is an explosion of images, mixing seedy, hand-held reality with groovy grindhouse imitations. Most of the shots are vivid, some are...
Stiviano shows up to ID attacker and talks about partying
She really is living in La La Land. V. Stiviano, the viser-wearing ex-girlfriend of LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling, could have cared less about capturing the hatemonger who allegedly beat...
NYC's cigarette price-hiking regulations ruled legal
A legal challenge to a new law aimed at keeping New York City tobacco prices sky high has gone up in smoke. Manhattan federal Judge Thomas Greisa on Wednesday sided...
Dwight Howard starts Carmelo-to-Rockets push
Carmelo Anthony wants to play for a super team and may want to play with Superman. Rockets center Dwight Howard hasn’t spoken to Anthony recently, but he hopes he will...
Giants' Moore plans to show why they called him 'DaMonster'
Jason Pierre-Paul didn't terrorize quarterbacks the minute he showed up in East Rutherford. And neither did Damontre Moore. Now that Justin Tuck is gone, as JPP looks to regain the...
64 clips of movies you can't find on DVD
What do Humphrey Bogart, Bill Murray, John Wayne, Diane Keaton and Shirley Temple have in common? They starred in major films that are still not available on DVD nearly 20...
The most awesome (and absurd) hats at Royal Ascot
The 2014 Royal Ascot race is underway, and you have to tip your hats to these ladies for their humongous headwear and fascinating fascinators.
Could Marquel Martin be the first minority to lead 'The Bachelor’?
The people have spoken — or folks on Twitter have. ABC’s “Bachelor” and “Bachelorette” are well overdue for a person of color to be in charge of handing out the...
Lana gets trippy, Chloë Sevigny hearts Pope Francis and more
Chloë Sevigny reveals her papal crush, Prada picks one of our crushes for the brand’s latest campaign and Anna Wintour tells students to forget fashion shows and to concentrate on...
Hot and heavy demand for World Cup Caipirinhas-flavored condoms
The World Cup is definitely getting people in the mood. Specialty Brazil-themed condoms, colored yellow and green and purportedly flavored like Caipirinhas (the country's signature cocktail), are being snatched up...
Serial bank robber nabbed after 2 other hold-up attempts
A serial bandit was arrested in a spree of bank robberies in Manhattan and The Bronx,where he passed notes to tellers in most of the jobs asking for just $100...
Destiny's Child reunite for new music video
Praise the lord, because Destiny’s Child are back together. Kind of. Having already lent their vocals to Michelle Williams’ new dancehall-influenced gospel song “Say Yes,” Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland are...
Horde of Chile fans storms media center before Spain match
Chaos erupted before Wednesday afternoon's World Cup Group B match between Chile and Spain. Less than an hour before the game was set to kick off, dozens of Chile fans...
Want an apartment in NYC for under $2,000 a month? Look here
The number dropped on our collective heads as lightly as an anvil: $4,042. That was the average price of a two-bedroom rental in Manhattan, according to Citi Habitat’s April 2014...
Espaillat camp slams Rangel for 'trying to suppress Hispanic vote'
The hotly contested Democratic congressional primary in Harlem turned uglier than ever with challenger Adriano Espaillat’s campaign accusing Rep. Charles Rangel of sending out fake eviction notices to suppress the...
‘Fargo’ finale’s 5 best moments
FX’s “Fargo” has racked up quite the body count over its 10-episode run, and Tuesday night’s finale was no exception — killing off the sinister drifter Lorne Malvo (Billy Bob...
Clint Eastwood's 10 best films as a director
The Four Seasons musical biopic “Jersey Boys,’’ opening Friday, is the 33rd feature film directed by Clint Eastwood over the past 43 years. And, at 84, he’s currently editing his...
Australia's gorgeous volley goal not enough vs. Netherlands
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil — The Netherlands had to work much harder for victory over the World Cup's lowest-ranked team than it did against the defending world and European champion. A...
Kyle Wilson useful in the slot -- for another year, at least
As the Jets get close to training camp, I am going to examine the roster and give you my top 25 players. Each weekday, we will reveal another person on...
Roman Polanski takes on S&M in 'Venus in Fur'
Geez, Roman Polanski, if you want to be tied up and called “slave,” you could have just kept that between you and the Missus. Instead, Polanski made “Venus in Fur,”...
7 painful upcoming sequel titles
With the age of never-ending sequels upon us, studios seem to be scrambling to come up with titles. In efforts to stand out, many have rejected the tried and true...
Chinese billionaire plans to sing for 250 poor New Yorkers, buy them lunch
An eccentric Chinese billionaire wants to prove that his country’s richest residents aren’t just money-grubbing capitalists — by taking 250 homeless people out to a fancy lunch in Central Park....
Philadephia man, 89, is held on Nazi death camp charges
PHILADELPHIA — An 89-year-old Philadelphia man has been ordered held without bail on a German arrest warrant charging him with aiding and abetting the killing of 216,000 Jewish men, women...
'My Cat from Hell' host stumped by real cat from hell
PORTLAND, Ore. — In what truly epitomized the title of his TV show, "My Cat From Hell," feline behaviorist Jackson Galaxy is calling his attempt to tame the Portland cat...
Jets release Goodson after 15 months of guns, drugs & injuries
Mike Goodson’s bizarre run with the Jets came to an end Wednesday. The team released the troubled running back with the “left squad” designation after Goodson failed to report for...
Wheel-well teen stowaway breaks silence on his journey
The California teen who survived nearly six hours in the wheel well of an airborne jet can’t believe he lived to tell his story — and spoke for the first...
'So darn cute,' but 11-year-old golf prodigy not welcomed by all at US Open
PINEHURST, NC — With pigtails and plenty of giggles, Lucy Li just wants to have fun, like any 11-year-old girl. Except that she’s playing in the biggest event in women’s...
Jihadists detail murder and mayhem in grotesque annual report
The fanatical jihadis seeking to topple the Iraqi government are methodical killers who catalog their murders, bombings and attacks in chilling detail — even preparing annual reports on the bloodshed,...
Eastwood's 'Jersey Boys' is one of the year's best
Clint Eastwood makes our day as the seemingly miscast director of “Jersey Boys,’’ adding dramatic heft to this hit-filled, perfectly cast big-screen adaptation of the long-running Broadway musical. You couldn’t...
$1,700 veil blows off bride's head as she poses for wedding photos
This was no laughing matter. Stand-up comedian Christie Narvaez, 26, was standing on a terrace on the 21st floor of the Pierre Hotel taking photos – just minutes before she...
John Lloyd Young dishes on bringing 'Jersey Boys' to the screen
Clint Eastwood didn’t just direct “Jersey Boys” — he also gave his Frankie Valli a driving lesson. Like the Broadway hit it’s based on, the film chronicles the rise and...
Inside the museum where parade floats go to die
Ever wonder what happens to parade floats after the politicians and pageant winners are done flashing their pearly whites and waving from atop them? Once the marching band music stops,...
Lou Reed's amp, musical gear being auctioned on eBay
It’s a hawk on the wild side. Some of late rock legend Lou Reed’s musical gear went up for sale at an eBay auction Wednesday, offering die-hard fans a chance...
Jimmy Graham's Twitter bio could cost him $5 million
METAIRIE, La. — All-Pro tight end Jimmy Graham and the New Orleans Saints are meeting Wednesday for the second day of arbitration on his contract. Graham filed a grievance through...
Family of man wrongly jailed for murder of rabbi sues for $15M
The family of a Brooklyn father who spent two decades behind bars for a murder he didn't commit have hit the city and controversial former NYPD Det. Louis Scarcella with...
Team Ghana denies loss to US prompted 'player revolt'
MACEIO, Brazil -- Ghana team officials said Wednesday that reports of a "player revolt" against coach Kwesi Appiah following the 2-1 loss to the United States at the World Cup...
The 12 coolest and craziest hairstyles at the World Cup
Soccer stars are as much preening peacocks as they are dynamic athletes — a dualism that’s given us tons of wild hairdos at this year’s World Cup. From dreadlocks to...
Sports stars beware: It's the Curse of Kate Upton
What if Justin Verlander's problem has nothing to do with his right arm and everything to do with the buxom blonde on his arm?
Power dip slows NY subway during rush hour
A power failure stopped trains on every line in the city subway system at the same time during the Wednesday-morning rush hour — and transit advocates fear it could happen...
Obama's foreign policy approval rating drops to new low
WASHINGTON – Approval of President Obama’s handling of foreign policy hit a new low in a new poll as his responses to turmoil around the globe are under attack. Only...
Libya demands return of captured Benghazi suspect
TRIPOLI, Libya — The Libyan government on Wednesday denied it had prior knowledge of the US capture of a top suspect in the deadly 2012 assault on Americans in Benghazi...
Trademark cancellation a major blow to Redskins nickname
Pressure on the Redskins to change their name appeared to pick up steam Wednesday when the federal patent office voted to nullify the team’s trademark for disparaging Native Americans. The...
9 'Harry Potter' stars who leapt from the screen to the stage
No wonder more and more members of the casts of the eight “Harry Potter” films are turning up onstage: After all, most of Hogwarts’ teaching staff seems to have been...
Two Bowe Bergdahl movies are already in the works
Hollywood big shots believe Bowe Bergdahl is ready for his close-up. Two films about the captured US soldier are already being planned — less than three weeks after the Taliban handed...
Mommy blogger arrested for murdering sick son with salt
A “mommy blogger’’ who posted heartbreaking details of her supposed struggle to keep her sickly toddler alive has been charged with fatally poisoning the 5-year-old with salt. Lacey Spears, 26, pleaded not...
OK Go takes optical illusions to the next level in new video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m86ae_e_ptU Don’t worry, your eyes aren’t deceiving you. It’s just the new OK Go video and it’s a trip. The band are back with a new track, “The Writing’s On...
Inside the Osama-like raid to capture the Benghazi mastermind
Delta Force commandos and FBI agents stormed a Libyan compound to grab the Benghazi terror mastermind in a surgical raid that bore striking similarities to the attack on Osama bin...
Singer Tony Orlando visits families of missing Israeli teens
JERUSALEM — Tony Orlando, the popular 1970s American pop singer, said he visited the families of three Israeli teens missing in the West Bank, and called on his fans to...
40 Indian construction workers kidnapped in Iraq
NEW DELHI — Forty Indian citizens working for a Turkish construction company near the Iraqi town of Mosul have been kidnapped, India's Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. Ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin...
Iraqi prime minister says government has regained initiative
BAGHDAD — Iraq's prime minister said Wednesday that his government has regained the initiative after the "shock" defeat of its army and security forces in a lightning attack by Sunni...
Jeter catching up to A-Rod in one crucial category
Derek Jeter started the bottom of the fifth with a dribbler that he beat out for a single and after advancing to second on a wild pitch, he moved to...
Giants' Chris Snee is 'a lean 300,' so he's trying to gain 10 pounds
Beach days are here, but Chris Snee’s goals for the next six weeks are the polar opposite of anyone conscious of how he looks in a bathing suit. “Got six...
Security forces fight jihadis for control of Iraq's largest oil refinery
BAGHDAD — Iraqi security forces battled insurgents targeting the country's main oil refinery and said they regained partial control of a city near the Syrian border Wednesday, trying to blunt...
Families of kidnapped Israeli teens meet for first time
The distraught families of three Israeli teens kidnapped in the West Bank last week came together for the first time Tuesday. “We want to embrace our children,” Rachel Frenkel, mother...
Ex-F1 doc casts doubt on Michael Schumacher's recovery
A former doctor for Formula 1 auto racing is casting doubt on claims that seven-time world champion driver Michael Schumacher is making progress in his recovery from a near fatal...
Hillary: Iraq's premier has failed as a leader
WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton faced the music in two back-to-back cable TV interviews Tuesday, fielding questions on foreign policy hot spots from Baghdad to Benghazi. The former secretary of...
Woman throws ammonia in the face of neighbor's dog
A deranged woman was busted for throwing ammonia in the face of her neighbor’s dog after a dispute during a Father’s Day barbecue, law-enforcement sources said. Irene Helale, 69, lured...
Elderly city Jewish charity thief sentenced to 4 months in jail
A Manhattan judge Tuesday sentenced an elderly crony of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s close pal William Rapfogel to four months in jail for helping steal $9 million from the Metropolitan...
'Dancing With the Stars' siblings talk Mormon upbringing
Derek and Julianne Hough are flyin’ high — sharing the story of their unusual upbringing in the new issue of People magazine. The dancing sibs (he’s 29, she’s 25), who’ve...
'Rising Star' goes high-tech for real-time voting
It helps to have a gimmick when launching a new singing competition show in a TV landscape already littered with “The Voice,” “American Idol,” “The X Factor” and “The Sing-Off.”...
Kazan makes a difference in 'When We Were Young'
Two generations face off in off-Broadway’s “When We Were Young and Unafraid.” The older, wiser woman is Agnes (Cherry Jones), a former military nurse who runs a B&B that doubles...
Why jihadi surge in Iraq caught America's spies by surprise
WASHINGTON — The CIA and other spy agencies are scrambling to close intelligence gaps as they seek ways to support possible military or covert action against the leaders of the...
City's case to reinstate hospital work with strep throat 'disability' dismissed
The city Commission on Human Rights fought a four-year battle to reinstate a hospital worker canned for lousy attendance by arguing that he had a disability — a strep throat....
Teachers' unions are facing a tough lesson
Teachers unions and their political puppets are said to be preparing for lawsuits like the one in California that slashed tenure protections. They’d better gather their sandbags and dig a...
Judge nixes Airbnb subletter's eviction
A court ruling this week could open the floodgates for Big Apple apartment dwellers to sublet via the controversial home-share website Airbnb. The potentially precedent-setting ruling by a Manhattan Housing...
Meat, poultry and fish prices spike to all-time high
It’s a barbecue-season bummer! Meat, poultry and fish prices have spiked an average of 8 percent since last year — soaring to an all-time high, national data show. The cost...
Museum of Sex fined $350 for an improper gift-shop refund policy
City code enforcers seem hot and bothered by New York’s Museum of Sex — but not by its exhibits. The Department of Consumer Affairs fined the Flatiron museum $350 for...
Readers, reviewers snub Hillary’s weighty, poor-selling memoir
Hillary Rodham Clinton’s weighty tome about her stint in the Obama administration may fit into her political schedule, but New Yorkers shunning her latest book say they’ve got other priorities...
Obama goes fund-raising as Iraq burns
President Obama came under a firestorm of criticism Tuesday for swooping into New York City for three big fund-raisers as Iraq spirals into a deadly civil war that imperils the...
Mom 'knows' Spider-Man attacker by his scent alone
A Times Square Spider-Man could wind up swinging into prison thanks to one New York mom’s own powerful “Spidey” sense. Victoria Goreaciuc, 46, used her nose to testify against a...
Daily Blotter
Manhattan A prolific bank robber — already linked to nine heists from Manhattan to Fordham in The Bronx — may be responsible for two more, sources said Tuesday. The bandit...
How to watch Wednesday's World Cup games
A rundown of the World Cup games to watch Wednesday: Australia vs. Netherlands Noon, ESPN at Porto Alegre Favorite: Netherlands It’s hard to imagine the Socceroos with a tougher task...
Slumping David Wright finally snaps home-run drought
ST. LOUIS — David Wright lives. After going nearly three weeks without a home run, the beleaguered Mets third baseman went deep in Tuesday’s fourth inning. He finished 2-for-4 overall...
Jose Reyes still can't believe Mets didn't win World Series
Mets fans aren’t alone. It has been nearly eight years since Carlos Beltran looked at the last strike of the 2006 NLCS, nearly six since the Mets missed out on...
No excuse for Yankees power outage at home
Joe Girardi needs to call a team meeting. Not the traditional clubhouse kind in which he and the team leaders offer inspiration or fury or some combination to try to...
Hondo's alive with five
Tanaka and the Yanks were money Tuesday night, but Hondo still managed to tumble deeper into the abyss when the Royals shelled Sure As Shootin’ Scherzer to put the deficit...